Hawthorn University is a leader in online holistic nutrition education.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Janet Ludwig, Ph.D., Education Director and Director of Doctoral Studies at Hawthorn University

We are pleased and excited to announce that
Hawthorn University Faculty member Janet Ludwig, Ph.D. has accepted the
positions of Education Director and Director of Doctoral Studies. As the Education
Director, Dr. Ludwig will chair the Hawthorn University Education Committee and
continue our attention on being a leader in online holistic nutrition
education.

Dr. Ludwig was awarded her
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Nutrition from the University of Arizona.
She has been Dean of Sciences at a nurse anesthesia school and she is an
Adjunct Professor at a regional university where she teaches onsite and online.
We welcome Dr. Ludwig's expertise and look forward to her contributions to the
scholarship of the University, our students, and faculty.

Her research expertise
involves determining how diseases can be improved or prevented by nutrition.
She is particularly interested in determining the molecular and cellular
mechanisms of the inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, allergies, and
damage resulting from ischemic heart conditions. The administration of trace
metals, such as zinc, and how they influence these conditions is being studied.
She is the author of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has presented
her findings at National Symposia.

Dr. Ludwig was a fellow in
the Cardiovascular Disease Training Program at the University of Texas Health
Science Center and won a Research Career Development Award; National Institute
of Heart, Lung, and Blood.

In 2013 HawthornUniversity is celebrating 10 years of focus. We are confident that Dr.
Ludwig will do a great job continuing to build our programs.

Contact Us

Director of Admissions

Kathy McDermott

707 986-4153, Ext. 401

Kathy@hawthornuniversity.org

Mission

HawthornUniversity is dedicated to providing supportive, comprehensive, and professional education in the fields of holistic health, nutrition, and the health sciences through the utilization of distance education methods. Hawthorn offers online undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate degrees, certificates and continuing education programs to a diverse community of adult learners working to enhance health and wellness around the world.